ATI RN
Client Safety ATI Chapter 13 Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is to administer a new medication to a client. Which of these actions best demonstrate awareness of safe, proficient nursing practice?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Proper client identification and allergy verification ensure safe administration of medications.
Question 2 of 5
Straight catheter procedure
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: In a straight catheter procedure, insertion stops when urine backflow is observed.
Question 3 of 5
After taking chlorpromazine (Thorazine) for 1 month, a client presents to an emergency department (ED) with severe muscle rigidity, tachycardia, and a temperature of 105°F (40.5°C). The nurse expects the physician to recognize which condition and implement which treatment?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The nurse should expect that an ED physician would diagnose the client with neuroleptic malignant syndrome and treat the client by discontinuing chlorpromazine (Thorazine) and administering dantrolene (Dantrium). Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a potentially fatal condition characterized by muscle rigidity, fever, altered consciousness, and autonomic instability.
Question 4 of 5
While caring for a patient who has been admitted with a pulmonary embolism, the nurse notes a change in the patient's arterial oxyhemoglobin saturation (SpO2) from 94% to 88%. The nurse will
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Increasing oxygen flow rate will usually improve oxygen saturation in patients with ventilation-perfusion mismatch, as occurs with pulmonary embolism. Because the problem is with perfusion, actions that improve ventilation, such as deep-breathing and coughing, sitting upright, and suctioning, are not likely to improve oxygenation.
Question 5 of 5
Three years old spiritual development
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: At three years old, children begin to understand symbolism, which is part of their spiritual development.